The Secret of Losing Weight Is Autumn…..

Everyone wants to know the secret of melting those excess pounds of fat -- fast, fast, fast! And there are lots of opinions about how-to-do-it, all available for the price of the latest best-selling book, or the newest pill, potion or powder.

But save your money. I'm about to give you the secret for free. Are you ready? It's change, but quite possibly, Autumn, as well. J What or who is Autumn? Well you will just have to read on to understand what I mean about it being Autumn. But if you want to be thinner than you are, change your behavior to what it would be if you didn't have a weight problem. Eat the way you would eat if you were already at your ideal weight. Exercise the way you would exercise if you were an in-shape athlete, rather than an out-of-shape couch potato.

This morning I woke up about five a.m. and try as I might, could not go back to sleep. My mind kept returning to something I have been thinking about for several days now. If I want to be thin, healthy and happy then I need to think, act and live like I am. Somewhere, once upon a time, I heard or read that if you want to be successful you must choose to act as though you ARE successful right now! Eventually we become what we think!

After lying in bed, tossing and turning for twenty minutes or so I realized sleep was not returning and so I got up, grabbed my laptop and started to Google for articles on the subject. ‘If I act thin now, will I be thin soon?’ and ‘To be successful should you act the part?’.

Of course I found enough on the subject to keep me busy reading for an hour or so. And amazingly guess what I learned; Living like you would if you had already achieved your success, gets you there faster. I absolutely believe this to be true and I am sure it will work for me! So yeah…. I believe that it’s right, and I am now trying to visualize what my life would be like after achieving my goal.  So okay, yeah, exactly, if you are thinking I am having a hard time doing it then you would be right. I have a problem Houston, S.O.S.

So here I am, back to my blog family, my therapy cohorts asking you for your opinion and support. Some of you have been making comments, thanks so much….please continue to do so. It really, really does help. Can I also ask a favor of you? Please offer suggestions, opinions, tips and ideas. Things you have tried, want to try or wish you could or would have tried. I do welcome what you have to say.

I have hit road blocks several times thus far in my little butterfly journey. Each time I do, I try to evaluate what is going wrong, what I am NOT doing right and why I am struggling AGAIN to get on down the scale to my goal? Portion control, food choices and negative thoughts, to name a few, have been some of the stumbling blocks I have and continue to deal with. However I am continually amazed at this process and what I am learning about Linda. So far I have learned that she is a damn complicated woman. But you know what else? I am learning that I like her again and despite her weaknesses she is a pretty spunky chick. J She WILL do this!

Some of my sweetest family and friends have told me they have “been to the mountain top”, that is to say, “they have seen me thin”.  My sweet and very beautiful daughter in law, Autumn, told me one day at the beginning of my journey, that she had seen me thin in a dream. In the dream, she said I came to visit her as my new, thin, happy and healthy self. She smiled with confidence and told me, “You looked great!”  

Autumn is, among many amazing and wonderful things, a beautiful and very thin young woman. She is blessed with a great metabolism that seems to allow her to eat as much as she wants and actually grow more beautiful and thin with each new day. Ever known someone like that? Someone who, it just doesn’t seem to matter what they eat, they just look perfect no matter what? Judging by appearances, Autumn is one of these lucky people. But don’t let what appears to be, fool you because healthy habits are very important to Autumn. She does choose treats occasionally, and can get away with it, because she chooses veggies, fruits and lots and lots of water over meat, sugar and pop mostly ALWAYS. She is up early, almost every morning, and running the minute her feet touch the floor. The fact that she is active and makes conscience decisions every day to be healthy may not seem apparent to the average passer-by, cause… well let’s face it, she seems to have the talent of making it look so very dang easy. However I know her and have seen her choices in action. Autumn, if you haven’t guessed by now, is in fact, one of my heroes. Not only is she a very dedicate, determined and positive young woman, she is a great wife and mother who is actively living and teaching these good traits to her children and husband. She most definitely is the driving force behind my wonderful son Brian. He told me once that he knew she was the right woman for him because she makes him feel like he can do absolutely anything he sets his mind to.

Please forgive the fact that I have used this post to take the opportunity to brag on my beautiful daughter in law. I just think in order to see myself as successful I should consider those around me who are. What are they doing right? How can I use what I see in them to become a success myself? You might try it as well. I am hoping I will more clearly see myself as I look at them. Wow…that was profound! J

So again, don’t be fooled. When you see happy, healthy and thin people out there in the world, it is not by accident or just some unfair twist of fate. I guarantee that they are most always and definitely living the life that brings these results. Live today as if you are a success right now and YOU WILL BE tomorrow! Hey you ARE!